MOHAMED-CHERIF MESSAADIA UNIVERSITY - SOUK AHRAS

Faculty of Economics, Commerce and Management Sciences

Basic Education Department
Business English
(1st Semester)

LESSON 04
Work & Jobs

Nadji Harireche 2023

 CONTENTS:

Difference between
“Job” & “Work”

Types of Job / Work

Occupations Vocabulary

Time Expressions

Types of Money
 When you use the word ‘job’, it refers to a specific activity that any person
does to earn a living. The word ‘job’ is synonymous with
‘occupation’/’profession’.
But when you use the word ‘work’, it refers to any activity, be it mental or
physical.
All types of ‘jobs’ can be considered as ‘work’, but not all ‘work’ can be
considered as ‘jobs’. The word ‘work’ can be considered both as a noun and a
verb, depending on the way it’s used. But, ‘job’ is always used as a noun.
‘for example, The boy is playing with his friends.’ Here, ‘playing’ is a type of
work as the boy is doing an activity. Also, in ‘My uncle works for the Algeria
Telecom Company’, the word ‘work’ refers to a job that the ‘uncle’ has.
The next table summarize the difference between Job and Work:
 “Job” “Work”
It refers to an activity that It refers to any activity that is either done to
Meaning people perform in order to earn money or done as physical or mental
earn money for a living. activity.

Usage It is used as a Noun. It is used as a Noun and a Verb.

“The team works hard to win the

“Jason got a nice job championship”.
Example offer from an multinational
company”. “My brother comes home from work in
the evening”.
Types “Part-time” “Full-time” “Temporary” “Permanent”

Librarian required Personal Teacher needed Lawyer wanted

for public library, assistant needed for summer for law firm -
Examples afternoons from for office, from course, from the long hours, with
02:00 pm till 09:00 am to 1st to 31st of 4 weeks holiday
06:00 pm 05:30 pm August per year
 Read the text below carefully, then answer the questions:

For most people, a job means they get up at 7:00 am and drive to work
by 8:30 or 9:00 am. Later, they have lunch at noon, and then they start
work again at 1:00 pm. Finally, they finish work at about 5:00 pm and
then go home and have dinner with their family. That kind of job is okay
for most people, but my job is special and I love it! I’m a commercial
airline pilot. That means I don’t drive to work, I fly! In fact, I fly to many
different destinations in the world and I have friends in many countries.
Usually, I fly between countries in Asia, North America and South
America.
It’s not surprising, then, that my best friend lives in Japan and we stay in touch by Facebook
and e-mail – when I’m in Tokyo, he always invites me to have dinner with him and his family. In
fact, my favorite food is sushi. Another good friend of mine – Gustavo – lives in Brasilia. That’s
the capital city of Brazil. Gustavo and I love to watch football games together when I visit. Is my
job perfect? No, it’s not. Because I fly across many different time zones, I sometimes go to bed
at 2:00 am. At other times, I go to bed at 2:00 pm. That kind of schedule isn’t easy. In addition,
my job often separates me from my wife and two children. They live in New York and often I am
many thousands of miles away. Sometimes I miss them very much. However, I think I have an
exciting job. And my kids think it’s great that I can say, “Hello” in eighteen different languages:
“Ni hao”, “Anyoung haseyo”, “Konnichiwa” “Bonjour,” ….
 5. Where does he say likes to watch
1. What is the main idea of the article?
football games?
(a) The man has friends in many countries.
C (a) in North America C
(b) He can say, “Hello” in many languages.
(b) in Tokyo
(c) His job is different from most people’s jobs.
(c) in Brazil

6. He always goes to sleep at the same

2. The man likes his job:
time every day.
(a) TRUE
A (a) TRUE B
(b) FALSE
(b) FALSE
(c) He doesn’t say.
(c) He doesn’t say.

3. Where does his best friend live? 7. What does the word ‘them’ refer to?
(a) New York (a) football games
B B
(b) Tokyo (b) his family
(c) Brasilia (c) his friends

4. How many countries does he fly to? 8. What does he say about his job?
(a) eighteen (a) It’s perfect.
C C
(b) three (b) He must learn many languages.
(c) He doesn’t say. (c) It has some problems but he likes it.
 Work Style: Markus Chloe Work Style: Markus Chloe

I enjoy teamwork No Yes I like using technology ? ?

I don’t like working under

I'm good at research ? ? ? Yes
pressure
I am good at dealing with money ? No I like being creative ? ?

I am a good at problem-solving ? Yes I like being independent Yes ?

I like travelling and meeting new

I like dealing with people ? Yes Yes ?
people
I am not very good at organizing I don’t mind doing routine
? ? No No
information activities